Mechanical Equipment Piping Engineer- Direct Hire

Mechanical Equipment / Piping Engineer

Houston TX

Direct Hire / Full-Time

$90000$135000 base salary 10%20% performance-based bonus

Important recruiting requirement: Salary expectations must be added to the top of the candidates resume in this format:

Base Salary Expectation: $XXXXXX Bonus Expectation: XX% Total Desired Compensation: $XXXXXX

• Must be a local Houston candidate
• No relocation
• No sponsorship
• U.S. work authorization requirements should be confirmed during screening
• 315 years of experience considered
• Priority given to candidates with 5 years
• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred
• PE license is not required but strongly favored for senior candidates
• EPC experience strongly preferred
• Modular engineering/design experience required
• Strong piping stress and mechanical equipment experience required
• Subsea experience is not required
• Subsea is considered an analogous background
• Data center experience is ideal but not mandatory

This is a refresh posting for 1SLBJP.

Do not resubmit any candidate who previously interviewed or was rejected.

The engineer will own or support the mechanical equipment and piping scope for large-scale data center modules.

They will be involved in:

Design Engineering Procurement Manufacturing Assembly Testing Installation Commissioning

This is important because the engineer must understand how a design works in the real world.

They are not just sitting in front of CAD software creating drawings.

They will also:

• Review designs
• Check calculations
• Review vendor equipment
• Support manufacturing
• Help resolve construction problems
• Respond to RFIs
• Support installation
• Assist with commissioning
• Interact with customers
• Provide technical guidance to other engineers

This is one of the most important areas of the role.

The candidate should understand:

• Piping system design
• Pipe routing
• Piping layout
• Line sizing
• Piping components
• Specialty items
• Valves
• Fittings
• Supports
• Brackets
• Fasteners
• Bolting
• Mounting systems
• Piping insulation
• Coatings and painting systems

The engineer will prepare or review:

• Valve lists
• Equipment lists
• Piping line lists
• Piping layouts
• Piping calculations
• Piping specifications
• Piping stress studies

This is a major technical requirement.

The engineer will perform or check:

• Pipe stress analysis
• Flexibility analysis
• Thermal expansion analysis
• Piping loads
• Equipment nozzle loads
• Support loads
• Seismic loads
• Wind loads
• Pressure loads
• Thermal loads
• Operating loads
• Occasional loads

The engineer will also provide piping load information to structural engineering.

• CAESAR II
• NozzlePro
• FEPipe

A candidate with strong piping stress experience but no direct data center background could still be highly relevant.

The engineer will work with and design around critical mechanical equipment such as:

• Chillers
• Cooling towers
• Direct evaporative cooling systems
• Indirect evaporative cooling systems
• Pumps
• Fans
• Vessels
• Valves
• Coolers
• Mechanical control systems
• Other critical data center mechanical equipment

The candidate needs to understand how equipment interacts with the piping systems around it.

For example:

• What are the equipment connection requirements
• What are the nozzle loads
• How does thermal expansion affect the system
• What type of supports are required
• What are the vibration concerns
• How will the equipment be installed and maintained

The ideal candidate has worked in an EPC environment.

They should understand the relationship between:

Designing and calculating the system.

Preparing technical requisitions reviewing vendor quotes and specifying equipment.

Supporting field installation RFIs and construction issues.

This is a full project lifecycle role.

This is a particularly important part of the position.

The company produces modular data center infrastructure.

The engineer must understand how equipment and piping will be:

• Designed
• Fabricated
• Assembled
• Transported
• Installed
• Tested
• Commissioned

This means designs must consider:

• Space limitations
• Modular assembly
• Transport requirements
• Equipment access
• Maintenance access
• Piping connections
• Structural support
• Installation sequence

Candidates with experience in the following may transfer well:

• Modular construction
• Skid packages
• Packaged equipment
• Offshore modules
• Subsea systems
• Oil & gas modules
• Process skids
• Industrial equipment packages
• E-houses
• Fabricated mechanical systems

Subsea experience is not mandatory.

However it is considered analogous because subsea engineers often work with:

• Complex mechanical systems
• Piping
• Pressure systems
• Equipment interfaces
• Tight design tolerances
• Stress analysis
• Reliability requirements
• Harsh operating environments
• Complex fabrication and assembly

A strong subsea engineer with piping stress and mechanical equipment experience could be a very strong candidate.

The engineer will prepare review or approve:

Including:

• Equipment identification
• Equipment specifications
• Capacity
• Materials
• Operating conditions

Including:

• Valve type
• Size
• Pressure rating
• Materials
• Service

Including:

• Line number
• Size
• Service
• Design pressure
• Design temperature
• Material
• Insulation requirements

Including:

• Load cases
• Stress results
• Equipment loads
• Support requirements

Used to define:

• Equipment requirements
• Operating parameters
• Design conditions
• Vendor requirements

Material Take-Offs for:

• Piping
• Valves
• Fittings
• Supports
• Mechanical equipment

Detailed Bills of Materials supporting manufacturing and assembly.

The engineer may create or review the project-specific Design Basis document.

This document may incorporate:

• Applicable codes
• Client specifications
• Company scope of supply
• Approved exceptions
• Project design requirements

The Design Basis helps establish the technical rules used throughout the project.

The engineer will support procurement by:

• Preparing Technical Requisitions
• Reviewing vendor quotations
• Reviewing vendor technical data
• Evaluating equipment against specifications
• Providing feedback to procurement
• Supporting equipment selection

This means the candidate needs to understand both:

What the equipment needs to do and how to evaluate whether a vendors equipment meets the requirement.

The engineer will support the manufacturing plant during production.

They may:

• Review fabrication issues
• Answer technical questions
• Clarify drawings
• Resolve design conflicts
• Review as-built conditions
• Support assembly teams
• Assist with manufacturing changes

This is an excellent role for someone who enjoys being connected to the physical product rather than working exclusively on design documents.

The engineer will provide technical support during:

• Construction
• Installation
• Testing
• Commissioning

They may:

• Respond to RFIs
• Troubleshoot piping issues
• Resolve equipment problems
• Attend site visits
• Participate in project meetings
• Support commissioning teams
• Review as-built drawings
• Re-run or verify calculations

The engineer may represent the company during customer meetings.

Responsibilities include:

• Presenting technical information
• Responding to customer questions
• Explaining design decisions
• Addressing concerns
• Supporting design reviews
• Maintaining strong customer relationships

Strong communication is important because this role requires explaining complex technical information clearly.

The candidate should have experience with or familiarity with relevant industry standards including:

• AISI
• ANSI
• ASME
  • Section VIII
  • Section IX
  • B31.3
• ASTM
• AWS
• IBC
• MFMA
• Client
• OSHA
• NACE
• NFPA
• PFI

The strongest candidates will have experience applying codes to real-world design and engineering decisions.

Bachelor of Science in:

• Mechanical Engineering

• Industrial Engineering
• Mechatronics Engineering
• Other engineering disciplines

However candidates with non-mechanical degrees should have stronger relevant experience in:

• Mechanical equipment
• Piping
• Stress analysis
• Data center infrastructure
• EPC engineering

Critical for piping stress and flexibility analysis.

Used for equipment nozzle and local stress evaluation.

Used for piping analysis and stress evaluation.

These three are among the strongest technical screening tools for this role.

The candidate may also have experience with:

• SAP engineering modules
• SolidWorks
• AutoCAD
• Revit
• BIM 360
• Navisworks Manager
• Navisworks Freedom
• 3E Plus
• Pipe Data Pro
• COMPRESS
• Microsoft Office 365
• Adobe
• Foxit

• Mechanical Engineer
• Piping Engineer
• Mechanical Equipment Engineer
• Piping Stress Engineer
• Mechanical Design Engineer
• Senior Piping Engineer
• Mechanical Project Engineer

• Data centers
• EPC
• Oil & gas
• Petrochemical
• Client
• Subsea
• Offshore
• Power generation
• Industrial manufacturing
• Chemical processing
• Heavy industrial
• Modular construction

Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical Vision Dental 401K and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.

Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.